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Genetics

This Harvard Prof Is Listing Genes That Could Make You Superhuman

Gene-hack your way to huge muscles, radiation resistance — and much more.

NASA

NASA Is Preparing to Explore an All-Metal Asteroid

Destination: the volcanic core of a long-shattered planet.

Science & Energy

Wine Grapes Haven’t Changed Much Genetically Since Ancient Rome

Winemaking hasn't changed in hundreds of years. That's dangerous.

Facial recognition

Terrifying AI Matches DNA to Facial Recognition Databases

It's a powerful new crimefighting tool, but a terrifying way to subvert privacy.

Robotics

Scientists Built a Robot With a Sense of Irony. It’s Insufferable

Irony Man can tell ironic jokes but doesn't know when to stop.

Off-World

ISS Astronaut Will Deliver First DJ Set From Space

Good thing the beat can still drop in microgravity.

Drones

Uber Eats Will Start Making Drone Deliveries This Summer

Could this actually work?

Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla Is Working on a James Bond-Style Submarine Car

"I thought that was like the coolest thing I have seen in a movie."

Black Holes

New Research Reveals That Black Holes Can Die

Here's how to kill a black hole.

Machine Learning

Machine Learning Is Giving Retro Games Cutting-Edge Graphics

Your favorite classic video game is getting a makeover.

Future Society

Watch Deepfaked Mark Zuckerberg Rant About How He Controls You

The video is straight out of "Black Mirror."

Off-World

New Book: The US Is in a “Shadow War.” Space Is the Battlefield.

"Russia has kamikaze satellites that can destroy U.S. satellites in orbit. China has kidnapper satellites that could snatch them out of orbit."

Future Society

Malware Shut Down Philadelphia Court System for Weeks

"There is no definitive timetable for when these services will be fully operational."

Artificial Intelligence

New Subreddit Celebrates Bizarre Fake News Written by AI

People are sharing AI-written fake news about celebrities and politics.

Health & Medicine

Study: Gut Microbes Transform Type A Into Universal Donor Blood

This research could double our supply of the in-demand blood.

Robotics

Expert: Doctors Will Soon Prescribe Sex Robots to Patients

The bots might help people overcome sexual dysfunctions — at the expense of civilization.

Health & Medicine

New Law: Alabama Will Chemically Castrate Pedophiles

Alabama is the seventh state to enact a chemical castration law for convicted pedophiles.

Future Society

NYT Calls For “Fully Automated Luxury Communism”

Saving the world with new tech would require ending capitalism.

Artificial Intelligence

Alarming AI Clones Both a Person’s Voice and Their Speech Patterns

Hear its best Bill Gates impersonation.

Exobiology

New Study: Alien Life is Probably Way Rarer Than We Thought

The safe zone for complex life is at least half as big as we initially determined.